2023: I Started Advocating For Restructuring Back In 2004 — Atiku

Atiku says he started advocating for restructuring back in 2004.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said he started advocating for restructuring in the North in 2004.

The former Vice President said the idea of restructuring was met with strong resistance from Northern Governors and the people which led to its death in the region.

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The PDP presidential candidate expressed happiness that the North has now bought into his idea of restructuring, which means States will have more powers and responsibilities to execute their individual programmes.

Atiku made the remarks during an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee on Saturday, in Kaduna State.

The former vice president stated that part of his government’s agenda is to drive revenue and taxation, thereby moving away from an oil-based economy to making agriculture a top priority by giving the North the desired support.

He stated, “In 2004 when I started advocating restructuring, I had very strong opposition from the North; today, the northern governors themselves and the northern people have bought into restructuring.

“This means giving states more powers and responsibilities to own their funding to execute their own individual programmes in their respective states. It does not mean that you are going to get less from what you are going to get. But it simply means more responsibilities as far as governance is concerned.

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“So, what can we do to make sure that we wean ourselves from dependence on oil? Agriculture is one top priority I intend to make sure the North receives the greatest support so that we can reinvent our agriculture.”

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